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Plasterboard City - Priory Update
Plasterboard City - Priory Update
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With the insulation and sound-proofing nearly all in, the focus this week has shifted to plasterboarding.
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We've been really looking forward to this stage, because the progress is so quick and so visible.
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There's an extra special push on, of course, because we're only two weeks now until the Knighting candidates for this year arrive, and we want to be able to show them as much progress as possible.
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Just look how it's flying up!
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If you're coming for that, then we understand that you're probably all spent-out at present. Your presence here will be enough for us. But if you're not one of those travelling thousands of miles, then is there any chance that you could chip in right now, just to help us get that bit more done in time for the Ceremony, and to keep the progress rolling on through the rest of the summer?
Thank you if you can help, and God bless you if you can't. Deus Vult!
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If a Job's Worth Doing...
"If a job's worth doing, it's worth doing well". It's an old saying, but it's very true. And it's a key part of our vision for the Priory restoration project.
When you see the final finish in the Priuory's downstairs rooms, we guarantee that you'll be blown away by the quality and appearance of the traditional wooden panelling we're going to install to finish things off. Everyone will see it's a job worth doing, but they'll not see what is going to be hidden behind them - the evidence that the job has been done REALLY well!
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That's what our photos this week really bring home. The downstairs walls in the main meeting room, the Sir Knights' Library and the entrance hall and what is going to be a rather grand staircase, have all been stripped back, drilled, had their damp courses fitted and have now been covered with insulated foil. Now they're being battonned out so that the panelling can be attached once the second fix electrics are done.
Our man George has really cracked on this week; the transformation in just a few days is astounding.
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This stage of the job isn't finished yet, but it's well underway.Special thanks to the couple of special donors whose generosity last weekend meant we could keep George moving forward without worrying about how we were going to pay for his week and the materials he used. He really is great value for such a skilled and hard-working craftsman, but even $30 or £25 really does make a difference.
Naturally, even bigger donations are even more welcome but, as another good old saying reminds us: "Many a mickle maks a muckle". If you can spare a mickle, or even a muckle, this week, we will really be very grateful!
Thank you if you can help, and God bless you if you can't. Deus Vult!
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